Probably the best vintage of this cuvee to date (the '10 will give it a run for its money), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Signature is a decadent, voluptuous and concentrated Chateauneuf made in a hard-to-resist, pedal-to-the-metal style. Beautifully ripe and textured, yet still fresh and lively, with tons of sweet black raspberry, licorice, leather and Provencal garrigue, it does just fine when tasted beside its big brother and is drinking beautifully today. Enjoy it anytime over the coming decade.
【Jeb Dunnuck 93 pts】
(60% grenache, 20% mourvedre, 14% syrah and the rest "other ones") Ruby-red. Raspberry and boysenberry aromas are complicated by mocha and anise. Creamy red berry preserve flavors gain weight and richness with air and take a turn to richer blueberry and boysenberry on the back. Rich but energetic, with excellent clarity and florality on the persistent finish.
【Wine Spectator 92】
Solidly built, with an ample core of boysenberry, blackberry and braised fig fruit flavors laced with dark licorice. The long, grippy finish lets crème de cassis and plum sauce notes sail on. Rather fruit-centric now, but has the stuffing to develop further.
Domaine La Barroche是Chateauneuf-du-Pape（教皇新堡）產區的超級巨星之一，擁有悠久的歷史酒莊同時也是Chateauneuf-du-Pape較為古老的建築之一，但這個巨星並不是因為其悠久釀酒歷史而聞名，反而是由於他們先進的葡萄釀酒技術以及現代化的葡萄園管理而聞名。
Domaine La Barroche由Alexander Barrot於1703年建立。19世紀末，Eugene Gabriel對當地的風土進行仔細研究，以挑選最適合種植葡萄的土地。20世紀70年代，人們紛紛離開葡萄園，去工廠工作，而Christian Barroche卻選擇接手酒莊，將家族的傳統延續下去。2015年Domaine la Barroche對所有酒窖和釀酒設備進行了大規模翻新和現代化，其中包括添加新的圓錐形混凝土桶進行發酵。
Domaine La Barroche的葡萄園面積近15公頃，根據不同的微氣候條件，選擇種植不同的葡萄品種。包括Grenache、Mourvedre、Syrah、Cinsault、Clairette和Vaccarese等。其中，Grenache主要種植於20世紀初。葡萄園中80%的土地是由表層沙土和深層石灰岩組成，其餘20%的土地由黏土、河卵石和沙土組成，且由於含鐵而呈紅色。
